We all have secrets. But at a certain point, they become too big to keep.

If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she's blocked a lot of it from her memory.

But things aren't as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn't even imagined.

Winner of "In The Margins" Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award...

We all have secrets. But at a certain point, they become too big to keep.

If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she's blocked a lot of it from her memory.

But things aren't as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn't even imagined.

Winner of "In The Margins" Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award...

A heart-breaking story.

Fans of Jodi Picoult and S.E. Hinton will love Michelle, award-winning author P.D. Workman's captivating account of Michelle's thought-provoking and eye-opening story of poverty, abuse and addiction.

"Daddy... can't we come with you when you leave this time?"

When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back. And she never even got to say good bye to Marcie.

All too soon, they were...

A heart-breaking story.

Fans of Jodi Picoult and S.E. Hinton will love Michelle, award-winning author P.D. Workman's captivating account of Michelle's thought-provoking and eye-opening story of poverty, abuse and addiction.

"Daddy... can't we come with you when you leave this time?"

When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back. And she never even got to say good bye to Marcie.

All too soon, they were...

Chloe had always been the perfect daughter. Diligent, obedient, good at caring for the other children when Mom wasn't home. She always worked hard and did everything she was asked.

But she couldn't please her mother and the parade of stepfathers. It seemed like the harder she tried, the worse the abuse got.

Chloe had known for a long time that she was two people. The Chloe who watched and the Chloe who experienced. She had been watching for so long, she wasn't sure she could feel anything anymore. But if she can't overcome her past and start living in the real world, she...

Chloe had always been the perfect daughter. Diligent, obedient, good at caring for the other children when Mom wasn't home. She always worked hard and did everything she was asked.

But she couldn't please her mother and the parade of stepfathers. It seemed like the harder she tried, the worse the abuse got.

Chloe had known for a long time that she was two people. The Chloe who watched and the Chloe who experienced. She had been watching for so long, she wasn't sure she could feel anything anymore. But if she can't overcome her past and start living in the real world, she...